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2014-15 Game 21

The Michigan basketball team toppled Nebraska, 58-44, on Tuesday night. How did such a young and injured squad earn the Wolverines’ first double-digit conference win of the year? We take a look in Five Key Plays.

Following Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman’s nine-point, four-rebound performance against Nebraska on Tuesday afternoon, Beilein compared him to a former NBA great.

“I can remember when Randy Smith was with the Buffalo Braves — I’m really dating myself,” the Michigan coach laughed. “He’d just run by people. And people would try and get in front of him. You’d say, ‘How is he going by him?’ And he would just do it. [Abdur-Rahkman] just can run by people on the fast break. And he doesn’t even know what he’s doing yet.”

It took 20 minutes, but Michigan finally looked like Michigan again in the second half of its 14 point home victory over Nebraska. Even if the names and faces were still unfamiliar. The Wolverines were without Caris LeVert, Derrick Walton and Mark Donnal, but were still able to knock off the Huskers in a comfortable 58-44 win.

Even without Derrick Walton, Mark Donnal or Caris LeVert, the Michigan basketball team managed to grind out a 58-44 win over Nebraska on Tuesday night. After the victory, John Beilein spoke about Walton’s injury, which may be serious enough to sideline him against Michigan State. He also commended Zak Irvin for his rebounding and assist numbers and compared Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman to a 1970s NBA player.

Nebraska head coach Tim Miles discussed why Nebraska struggled against Michigan’s 1-3-1 zone and called the blowout loss at Michigan ‘disappointing’. Watch Miles’ full press conference in the embedded media player after the jump.

Zak Irvin, Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman and Andrew Dakich met with media following the Michigan basketball team’s 58-44 win over Nebraska. Following his first career double-double, Irvin talked about developing as an all-around player. Meanwhile, Abdur-Rahkman spoke about driving to the basket, and Dakich praised the Wolverines’ ability win despite a makeshift starting lineup.

Michigan hosts Nebraska this evening with a chance to bounce back from Saturday’s home loss to Wisconsin. The Cornhuskers have one of the best defenses in the Big Ten, but have struggled to score points this season despite featuring one of the conference’s best wing duos in Terran Petteway and Shavon Shields.

“We just went from the frying pan to the fire here with Wisconsin and now Nebraska,” said Michigan coach John Beilein on a teleconference Monday morning. “Just two teams that really are hard to score on.”